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Thursday, June 24th, 2004The Seapath Yacht Club held its annual spanish mackerel tournament on Saturday, June 19. This year they had 121 participants fishing in a total of 43 boats. They’ve been hosting the tournament for about 10 years out of the Seapath Yacht Club in Wrightsville Beach. Boats were allowed to fish from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
The top fish this year was brought in by Rick and Amy Stafford of Greensboro, NC. Their spanish weighed in at 1 lb. 6 oz. Second place went to Jim Hobbs, of Wilmington. His fish weighed 1 lb. 5 oz. Jimmy McGee, of Wilmington, took third place with a 1 lb. 4 oz. spanish.
A fish cookout was held that evening as awards were handed out. All three top spots were awarded a plaque, and the first place finisher was also awarded a rod donated by Bug-Em-Bait Co.
Phil Jarrell, of Seapath Yacht Club, said the event was “a good time and a good day of fishing.”
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Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament 2004
Thursday, June 24th, 2004The 2004 Big Rock was held from June 12 to 19 in Morehead City, NC, and attracted 195 boats. This is the 46th anniversary of the tournament, and they paid out a Big Rock record of $1,476,175. The following results were gathered from the tournament’s website, www.thebigrock.com.
The Bertram Blue Marlin Division was won [...]
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Topsail June 24, 2004
Thursday, June 24th, 2004Chris, at East Coast Sports, reports that the piers are seeing a few spanish early in the morning and a few spots and mullet at night. There have also been a few sheepshead, blues, and reds caught. None of the piers reported any king catches.
In the surf from New River Inlet to Surf [...]
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Wrightsville Beach June 24, 2004
Thursday, June 24th, 2004Tex, at Tex’s Tackle, reports that spanish mackerel are thick from Mason’s Inlet north to Rich’s Inlet. They are hitting trolled silver Clark spoons, or if they surface they may take Gotcha plugs, Megabaits, or Maria jigs. Flounder fishing north of Wrightsville Beach has produced more keepers than throwbacks this week, but there [...]
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Carolina Beach June 24, 2004
Thursday, June 24th, 2004Kelly, at Cape Fear Marine and Tackle, reports that king mackerel activity has picked up around the School House and 23 Mile Rock, with reports of multiple kings weighing around 15 to 20 lbs. Dolphin are as close as 20 miles from the beach, and they seem to be around any weed line they [...]